Lungs is the debut album by English indie pop band Florence and the Machine, released 6 July 2009. So far it has spent sixty-five consecutive weeks within the top forty and thirty-three of those inside the top ten. It also peaked at number two for six weeks on the Irish Albums Chart. Lungs was a main contender for the 2009 Mercury Prize and received largely positive reviews from music critics. Additionally, the album won the Mastercard British Album award at the 2010 BRIT Awards.
I tend to think that The Bends is the really overrated album in their catalog. I mean, sure, it has "Street Spirit" and "High and Dry", but it also has a LOT of filler compared to many other Radiohead albums.
Of course, I've also always had a soft spot for OK Computer, so I may be biased.
I feel like The Bends is the most underrated in their catalog. Critics praised the hell out of it, but their fans act like it's a reject.
Daydream is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. Released on October 3, 1995. Daydream became Carey's highest reviewed album at the time. Critics universally praised her matured lyrics and songwriting, as well as her musical direction. Alongside very favorable ratings, the album became a large worldwide commercial success. Daydream debuted at number one in over nine different countries, and in the top five in almost every major music market. The album became Carey's second album to be certified ten-times platinum (diamond) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of over ten million copies in the United States. Aside from its success in the US, the album became the third best-selling album in Japan by a non-Asian artist, with over 2.1 million copies sold. Daydream remains one of the best-selling albums of all time, with sales of over 25 million copies worldwide. "One Sweet Day" was the second single released from Daydream. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for sixteen weeks and became the longest-running number one single in US history, a record it still holds.
The Wall is the eleventh studio album by English progressive rock group Pink Floyd. Released as a double album on 30 November 1979. The Wall features a notably harsher and more theatrical style than Pink Floyd's previous releases. Keyboardist Richard Wright left the band during the album's production but remained as a salaried musician, performing with Pink Floyd during The Wall Tour. Commercially successful upon its release, the album was one of the best selling of 1980, and as of 1999, it had sold over 23 million RIAA certified units (11.5 million albums) in the United States. Rolling Stone magazine placed The Wall at number 87 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
